Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog
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P1 were very excited when Veda and her owner Bill came to visit today.
Veda is an ex-guide dog who now works as a therapet. She visits schools, hospitals and people’s homes to make them feel happy and more confident.
Veda loves to listen to stories. She will be visiting every Thursday this term to read with children in P1. I bet she’s impressed when she hears our super reading!
As part of developing independence and responsibility with our senior pupils we are asking the Primary 6s as they enter into Primary 7 to apply for a Responsible Role in the playground. They will have the opportunity to apply for a post over the next week in class. Below is a description of the different jobs.
At Pumpherston and Uphall Station Community Primary School, we are beginning to organise our Developing the Young Workforce Week on 22nd – 25th May 2018. Last year we had great support from our school community. This year again we are asking if any parents, carers or members of our community can support this valuable learning opportunity for our children, as we really need your support for this week to a success. If you can offer some of your time to come into school or make a video about your job or interest can you please fill out the form below.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our P5 Assembly on Friday. Primary 5 shared all their learning from their recent natural disasters context for learning. They worked in groups to plan and share their learning with us all.
A big well done to the children, Mrs Andison and Mrs Bonner!
https://vimeo.com/265978448
Well done to all our living our values children this week.
Now that we are back to internet connection, I can post some more of the photos from camp. Here are some from archery, shelter-building, fire-lighting, aerial activities, and problem-solving. More to come soon! I hope all the children enjoyed the experience – the staff were all very proud of them! They represented our school brilliantly. I hope they enjoy some well-earned rest this weekend. Mrs Dickie
We are Learning about the different parts of a plant and what they need
Primary 1 have been busy this week learning about the different parts of a plant and what they need to grow. We planted our own beans and are looking forward to watching them grow.
We know what a plant needs to grow:
Eva: They need sun to grow
Kenzie: They need water
Maisie: They need to be in soil
Harrison: When the flowers get bigger we need to move them into a bigger pot.
We have had another busy day here in Hexham and the sun has shone all day. Another full day with lots of activities including laser tag, fencing, aeroball, team games, problem solving and of course the aerial courses. The children have had a great day and have worked well together in teams. They had the choice of a disco or movie night tonight and are now all in bed. After breakfast tomorrow we will be packing up to come home! We are hoping to leave here between 9.30/10 and expect to be at school for 1.30pm. We’ll send group calls to let you know if this changes. Good night from Hexham!
Our second day is over and everyone is tucked up in bed. Dinner this evening was roast beef or stir-fry noodles, before a final activity and then campfire or scrapheap challenge. We have taken lots of photos and will post these tomorrow. Good night from Mrs Mooney, Ms Young and Mrs Dickie!
Day two has been so busy! The 3G swing, high ropes, and leap of faith have been challenging but it is lovely to see the children developing confidence in trying these new things. Mrs Mooney asked one of our pupils what they thought they’d been learning about at camp. His reply? “Teamwork, communication and friendship” It’s great to see them making friends with people they’ll see again at high school. Lunch today was a choice of chicken nuggets, baguette or baked potato. I’m sure you can guess what the most popular choice was!
Photos from climbing and the Jacobs Ladder yesterday! Lots of children were nervous at first but did really well to overcome their fears and give it a go!
This morning the children were all up in time for breakfast. They have been to the shop and are currently tidying their rooms before starting activities at 9.30am. More photos will be posted later on today hopefully (internet connection allowing!).
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